March 2008 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to the March 2008 issue of The Busy Educator's Newsletter edited by teacher, speaker and author Marjan Glavac.

• "HOW TO THRIVE AND SURVIVE IN YOUR CLASSROOM!"
• CALENDAR EVENTS
• ALPS, ACTIVE LEARNING PRACTICE FOR SCHOOLS (TEACHERS K-12)
• EWORKSHOP.ON.CA (K-6 TEACHERS)
• AMERICA BY AIR (GR. 4-UNIVERSITY, TEACHERS)
• ENGLISH TEACHER BLOG (TEACHERS)
• MISS CAMPIONI THIRD GRADE CLASSROOM WEBSITE (GR. 3, TEACHERS)
  
• THE BUSY EDUCATOR E-BOOKSTORE
• SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

How to Thrive and Survive in Your Classroom

“Do You Want To Know How To Create
Your Ideal Classroom, Motivate Your Students, Maintain Their Attention And Keep Them On Task Without Screaming, Pleading Or Burning Yourself Out?”

"In one word, this course was practical!" B. Carriere,
Grade 4/5 Teacher, Ontario Canada

Audio recordings available now

Click Here To Discover More About How To Thrive And Survive

Calendar Events

Daylight Saving Times Begins March 9
Palm Sunday March 16
St. Patrick's Day March 17
Vernal Equinox March 20
Good Friday March 21
Easter March 23
Easter Monday (Canada) March 24

ALPS, ACTIVE LEARNING PRACTICE FOR SCHOOLS (K-12 TEACHERS)

ALPS is an electronic community dedicated to the improvement and advancement of educational instruction and practice. Their mission is to create an on-line collaborative environment between teachers and administrators from around the world with educational researchers, professors, and curriculum designers at Harvard's Graduate School of Education and Project Zero.

Click for Active Learning Practice For Schools


EWORKSHOP.ON.CA (K-6 TEACHERS)

Here's an online resource developed for elementary teachers . It includes modules on Literacy and Numeracy with videos of teachers in action, activity sheets, lesson plans and more. You'll also find modules on Daily Physical Activity

Click Here For eworkshop.on.ca

AMERICA BY AIR (GR. 4-UNIVERSITY, TEACHERS)

Explore the history of commercial air travel in these online activities, part of the online exhibit for NASM's spectacular new permanent gallery. Navigate your way along an early airmail route. Make a newsreel about the first around-the-world flight by scheduled airlines. See if you would have qualified to be a stewardess in the 1950s. And much more!

Click Here For America By Air

ENGLISH TEACHER BLOG (TEACHERS)

C arla Beard teaches high school English in the Midwest. She is also the Webmaster of Web English Teacher. Topics range far and wide: special days, specific writers, language oddities, cool sites.

Click Here For English Teacher Blog

MISS CAMPIONI THIRD GRADE CLASSROOM WEBSITE (GR. 3, TEACHERS)

'This website showcases student accomplishments, classroom happenings and keeps families well-informed of upcoming events and homework! There is also a section of the website to sharing information with other teachers.

Click Here For Miss Campioni Third Grade Classroom Website

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